Ok, so I have chosen to eat organic foods as much as possible. Not killing myself to do it but I try very hard to keep the food I eat as close to natural form as I can. I just started this recently and it shows in my wallet :'(. Everything I read now has something artificial in it and I go, "well, can't eat that anymore." I eat reasonably healthy anyway but when I started looking at the stuff in my food I realized that healthy is not just about calories or fat or sodium or cholesterol and it made me think. I try to pack as much nutritional punch into everything I eat, too. I don't know if it is all in my head or not but I swear I feel better. Peace of mind knowing that I am not putting a crapload of chemicals in my body? Maybe its just me feeling in control?
I do allow myself to stray here and there so I don't get extreme about it but it's a daily thing that I focus on by planning my meals. I don't get cravings much except for spicy food but I am very far from being creative as of yet.
Everything is bad, it seems. I have switched to cage free/chemical free eggs and soon I will be looking for meat that comes from cage free/chemical free animals.
My kids are not on board 😕. They do enjoy it when I grow veggies in the summertime though they enjoy their junk just as much. 😕
I am curious to know how many of you eat organically? Is this only a real challenge here in the US as I think it to be? Does anyone care 😛?
Originally posted by Sunburntyou live in new england so you may be near a stop&shop. They have a lot of organic foods reasonably priced. check them out.
Ok, so I have chosen to eat organic foods as much as possible. Not killing myself to do it but I try very hard to keep the food I eat as close to natural form as I can. I just started this recently and it shows in my wallet :'(. Everything I read now has something artificial in it and I go, "well, can't eat that anymore." I eat reasonably healthy anyway Is this only a real challenge here in the US as I think it to be? Does anyone care 😛?
edit: their "Nature's Promise" brand has a wide variety of organic foods from veggies to chicken stock. They also have "Simply Delicious" all natural brands (not necessarily organic).
I eat organic when the price difference isn't too far out of wack.
Originally posted by duecerYeah, I am getting to know the organics much better with each shopping experience. Shaw's is good too. Up here we have Hannaford and they are the best.
you live in new england so you may be near a stop&shop. They have a lot of organic foods reasonably priced. check them out.
edit: their "Nature's Promise" brand has a wide variety of organic foods from veggies to chicken stock. They also have "Simply Delicious" all natural brands (not necessarily organic).
I eat organic when the price difference isn't too far out of wack.
In fact, I use a cool online site that has an analysis feature for food content that I like a lot.
Originally posted by Sunburntorganic fruits and vegetables (especially vegetables) have gotten very resonably priced. There are also some good deals on organic meat as well. I noticed when I started spending more on food, I wasted less.
Yeah, I am getting to know the organics much better with each shopping experience. Shaw's is good too. Up here we have Hannaford and they are the best.
In fact, I use a cool online site that has an analysis feature for food content that I like a lot.
Originally posted by SunburntI've read mixed reviews on organic foods. Some say they make a big difference, others say they don't. When given the choice between comparably-priced and equally tasty products, I'll choose organic. Otherwise, I'll just buy the apples that are the shiniest.
Ok, so I have chosen to eat organic foods as much as possible. Not killing myself to do it but I try very hard to keep the food I eat as close to natural form as I can. I just started this recently and it shows in my wallet :'(. Everything I read now has something artificial in it and I go, "well, can't eat that anymore." I eat reasonably healthy anyway ...[text shortened]... Is this only a real challenge here in the US as I think it to be? Does anyone care 😛?
If you're concerned about your intake of unhealthy chemicals, you might consider cutting down on your meat intake. I've found far stronger evidence for that argument.
I'm not against organic foods in any way. The idea is appealing, but I think the jury is still out regarding the health benefits.
if it's a choice, I take organic every time. simply because it tastes better, I couldn't care less about the chemicals. I also think people have often totally baseless assumptions over what's healthy. all that grows in the wild isn't good for you, in fact nature wins hands down the competition for producing strongest toxins. and all that's produced in a tube isn't bad for you either. it all depends.
don't sweat over it, use what works for you. there's no need to go religious about it.
Originally posted by SunburntGood luck with spending 2-3 times more for a bag of groceries.... 😞
Ok, so I have chosen to eat organic foods as much as possible. Not killing myself to do it but I try very hard to keep the food I eat as close to natural form as I can. I just started this recently and it shows in my wallet :'(. Everything I read now has something artificial in it and I go, "well, can't eat that anymore." I eat reasonably healthy anyway ...[text shortened]... Is this only a real challenge here in the US as I think it to be? Does anyone care 😛?
Originally posted by hopscotchpretty much exactly. although my personal experience is that the slower & smaller something grows, the more flavour it develops. smaller strawberries taste better than the big ones. it's not that big a deal to me though, I'm fine either way.
http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4019
Originally posted by duecerWhat is this "shopping smart" you speak of...? Are you saying that buying groceries whilst being hungry and coming home with nothing buy snake cakes is a bad move...? Blaspheme! Stone him! 😲
if you shop smart you will only pay 15-25% more when buying organic.
and I agree with rbmorris, organic tastes waaaay better.
Originally posted by hopscotchAn interesting read. If it takes dramatically more land or effort (energy) to produce an equivalent amount of organic food, then it seems unlikely that that's a good thing. How that applies to any given product isn't always going to be clear though--that generality may be true on average, but there may be some products where organic farming isn't particularly inefficient. Perhaps a good measure of this is the relative prices???
http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4019
I generally am not too interested in organic food and wouldn't pay a premium for it. However, I do prefer to give my daughter dairy products from cows which aren't treated with hormones--I have no particular evidence to support that though, so I guess I'm not being very consistent.